Manitoba pork producers need to look beyond Canada’s southern border for export markets, according to Manitoba Pork Council chairman Karl Kynoch. Despite stabilization in Canadian exports to the United States, Manitoba’s U.S. pork exports have not returned to levels seen before country-of-origin labelling (COOL) came into effect, Kynoch said during the organization’s recent annual general
Trade deal with South Korea needed
Netley-Libau project wins innovation award
The Netley-Libau Nutrient-Bioenergy Project has been recognized by the Manitoba Round Table for Sustainable Development as it seeks commercial opportunities for its findings. After receiving the award for Innovation and Research for Sustainability at the Manitoba legislature, lead researcher Richard Grosshan said the focus of the project has changed since he began work at the
Retaining water on farmland: Touted as critical to flood-mitigation strategy
A summit on surface water management told that, when properly done, storing water on agricultural land creates win-win situations
Storing water on farmland is one of the big ideas being floated as politicians, water experts and farmers search for ways to minimize future flood damage. The province has announced, once last June and again in February, plans to develop a province-wide surface water management strategy, and the process kicked off with a day-long summitExpert says agriculture needs a rethink
Climate change is real and is one of the issues that will force farmers to change their practices, according to the head of the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute. Many people are in denial about climate change, Craig Pearson told attendees at the University of Manitoba annual Bendelow Lecture in an address entitled “Changing Agriculture to
Protected orchid site about to get boardwalk
Taking native orchids out of their natural habitat only leads to a truncated lifespan; buy from greenhouses instead
Often found flourishing amid superlatives, orchids have been inspiring poets, painters, photographers and gardeners since the inception of their respective crafts. His interest kindled by a visit to Thailand, Lorne Heshka has been growing and photographing orchids for the last 20 years. He took part in the Manitoba Orchid Society’s 2012 Annual Orchid Show &New technology focuses on native gene manipulation
The pace of canola seed innovation has increased dramatically over the last 10 years, but that doesn’t mean the industry can take a break or rest on its laurels. As canola production and consumption has increased over the last four or five years, the amount of soybean oil used worldwide has dropped by four billion
Think you know what the future holds? Think again, says bestselling author
Crop-guzzling equines once posed serious risk to human health in major cities before an unlikely saviour appeared
Next time someone tells you what the future holds, think manure. Literally. That’s the advice of writer Stephen Dubner, who used the tale of a century-old manure crisis to illustrate the folly of predicting what lies ahead. “Human beings are terrible at predicting the future,” the journalist and co-author of Freakonomics told attendees at theMarket access to China key to expanding Canadian canola exports
Tariff issues push blackleg concerns aside as Canada works to negotiate better access to China’s growing market
If you’re thinking of heading into the canola markets, it might be time to brush up on your Mandarin and Cantonese. China and its growing economic influence featured prominently during discussion on growing export markets at the Canola Council of Canada’s (CCC) convention in the American capital, largely because it is expected to feature prominentlySocial media: Lending credibility to marketing in the digital age
Just being good isn’t enough. Being special can elevate products like canola oil to new levels and increase sales
Low in saturated fat and high in healthy omega-3 fatty acids canola oil, offers clear health benefits to consumers. But marketers can’t expect the product to sell itself — they need to grease the wheels. Kit Yarrow, a consumer psychologist, author and consultant spoke at the Canola Council of Canada’s convention in Washington, D.C. aboutFermenting tomato seeds the short road to removing membrane
Some families hand down furniture, others inherit jewelry, but Jim Ternier’s family legacy was a handful of melon seeds. And he wouldn’t have had it any other way. Ternier is the owner of Prairie Garden Seeds based in Humboldt, Saskatchewan and has made a living growing and selling seeds for the last 30 years. “Saving
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